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SynthesisPloS one2015

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention after Fibrinolysis for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Feng Liu, Qinglong Guo, Guoqiang Xie, Han Zhang, Yaxi Wu, Lixia Yang

Erratum issuedOpen access · goldAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
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Synthesis in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Feng LiuDepartment of Postgraduate, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing; 2, Department of Cardiology, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Area, Yunnan, China.
Qinglong GuoDepartment of Postgraduate, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Guoqiang XieDepartment of Postgraduate, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Han ZhangDepartment of Postgraduate, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Yaxi WuDepartment of Cardiology, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Area, Yunnan, China; Department of Postgraduate, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China.
Lixia YangDepartment of Cardiology, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Area, Yunnan, China.
Second Military Medical University · CNKunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPercutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), fibrinolysis and the combination of both methods are current therapeutic options for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

methodsWe searched PubMed, EMBASE, Google scholar and Cochrane Controlled Trials Register for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the efficacy and safety of PCI after fibrinolysis within 24 hours, which was compared with primary PCI alone and ischemia-guided or delayed PCI. Meta-analysis was conducted using Review Manager 5.30 following the methods described by the Cochrane library.

resultsA total of 16 studies including 10,034 patients were enrolled. As compared with primary PCI alone group, the short-term mortality (5.8% vs 4.5%, RR 1.29, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.00-1.65) and re-infarction rate (4.1% vs 2.7%, RR 1.46, 95%CI 1.05-2.03) were higher in the immediate PCI group (median/mean time ≤ 2 h after fibrinolysis). However, the short-term mortality and re-infarction rate showed no statistically significant differences in the early PCI group (2-24 hours after fibrinolysis). The rate of major bleeding events was higher both in the immediate PCI (6.3% vs 4.4%, RR 1.43, 95%CI 1.11-1.85) and the early PCI group (6.4% vs 4.4%, RR 1.46, 95%CI 1.03-2.06) as compared with primary PCI alone group. As compared with ischemia-guided or delayed PCI, early PCI was associated with significantly reduced re-infarction (2.4% vs 4.0%, RR 0.61, 95%CI 0.41-0.92) and recurrent ischemia (1.5% vs 5.3%, RR 0.29, 95%CI 0.12-0.70) at short-term. And the reduced re-infarction rate was also observed at long-term.

conclusionsEarly PCI after fibrinolysis, with a relatively broader time for PCI preparation, can bring the similar effects with primary PCI alone and is better than ischemia-guided or delayed PCI in STEMI patients with symptom onset < 12 h who cannot receive timely PCI. However, immediate PCI after fibrinolysis is detrimental.

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AgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRecurrenceThrombolytic TherapyTreatment Outcome

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PMID26523834
PMCPMC4629904
OpenAlexW1932996053

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